He Villarreal will face the first match of this group stage of European League at home, a match they will reach after a loss Greece in the view of Panathinaikos, forcing them to beat Rennes this Thursday if they want to continue their quest to top the group.
The men from Castellón have struggled to win at home at the start of the season, with just one win in four games played in The ceramic in the league championship.
They also do not favor the Villarreal his statistics in the last European games he played, where he went winless in the last five games, representing one of his worst streaks in continental competition.
The one in Package They came to this match with a huge loss of footballers like Francis Coquelin, Denis Suárez and Juan Foyth; while the big news is the forward’s return to training Gerard Morenoalthough it looks like he won’t play at first.
The Spanish team will face Renneswho came as the leader of the group after defeating the Maccabi Haifa and with the confidence of the good game they are playing in a season where they have not known defeat in an official match.
the technician, Bruno Genesioassembled a quality squad that finished sixth in the championship, just one point behind Paris Saint-Germainthe reference in the country, three from the leadership held by Monaco.
The team has all its troops to deal with Villarreal and there is little stability in the game, although the coach may choose to start the Turk Bertug Yildirimwho joined the team at the last minute but proved to be an effective scorer.
The rest of the team, where the veteran goalkeeper stands out Steve Mandandait looks like it will be the classic that he sails with all season and gives him great results.
Scored Villarreal This will be key to guaranteeing passage to the next round and that is why the team has high ambitions in that area.
Possible lineups
Villarreal: Queen; Femenía, Albiol, Cuenca, Alberto Moreno; Capoue, Parejo, Álex Baena, Manu Trigueros, Yeremy Pino, Sorloth.
Rennes: Old man; Omari, Theate, Truffert, Assignon; Bourigeaud, Matic, Gouiri, Doué, Rider; Kalimuendo or Yildirim.
Referee: Harald Lechner (AUT).
stadium: The ceramic.
schedule: 21.00 (Movistar Champions League)
Source: La Verdad
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